Renewable Energy, Future Technologies, Smart Driving and Waste

Please note timings of talks are subject to change.

Chair for the day:

Flemmich Webb is a journalist and editor specialising in business and sustainability, green living and the low carbon economy. He writes for national and international media outlets across a range of print and online platforms. Read his work at mantis-communications.co.uk. Twitter:@Flemmich.

10.15-10.45: Common Cause: Why we need more than technology for a sustainable society

What is taking us so long? Why is commitment to eco technology not stronger? Join this workshop to hear how a social psychology perspective is helping to answer these questions.
Ali Freeman Associate WWF

11.00-11.30: The wonderful world of waste

Why we need to care more about waste, what we can build from it and why we should stop producing it!
Cat Fletcher Founder Freegle Duncan Baker Brown, BBM Design

11.45-12.15: The future of driving

Hear a panel discussion about the options for the future of driving - electric, hydrogen, hybrid or petrol head?
Ian Allen Manager Environmental Strategy & Ampera Vauxhaull;

John Jostins CEO MicroCab;

& Oliver Heath Eco Celebrity Interior Designer and TV Presenter

12.30-13.00: Can games make us more sustainable?

Understand how games can be harnessed to educate, engage and engender behaviour change for sustainability.
Dr Paula Owen Managing Director Paula Owen Consulting & Founder Eco Action Games

13.15-13.45: How can technology enable more sustainable lifestyles?

Wandular is a multi-functional, modular handheld device that evolves with you over your lifetime. It aims to encourage people to attach a different meaning to a device and develop a long-term relationship with it.
Rodrigo Baustista Senior Sustainability Advisor Forum for the Future

14.00-14.30: Case study: Community & crowd-funding to rollout renewable energy

Hear from leading organisations in the South East who have raised funds to install community-owned solar panels
Will Cottrell Director Brighton Energy Co-op

& Chris Rowland Director OVESCO

14.45-15.15: Food - How it should be!

Find out from the pioneering founders of Hisbe how they are working with the people of Brighton to launch an ethical supermarket for everyone.
Ruth Anslow Founder Hisbe

15.10-15.40: The sharing economy

Sharing is crucial if we are to get the most out of the world's precious resources, find out how we can all learn to share more and the benefits we would get.
Benita Matofska Chief Sharer Compare & Share

15.45-16.15: Smart power controller: maximising customer return from solar PV

Learn how householders, council & social housing tenants can benefit from the unused electricity generated by solar PV.
Michael Yeoman Director South Downs Solar

16.15-16.45 Building thermography - what is it & what can be done with it?

Find out how infrared thermal imaging technology is being used for locating heat loss from and within commercial and residential buildings as well as wide range of other building diagnostics and maintenance applications. These include moisture detection and leak tracing, diagnosis of plumbing, heating and solar systems and many others.
Mark Colyer Director Scantherm Surveys